Software Engineer, Perception (SLAM/VIO)

About the role

Rivet is building a perception stack that enables robust 3‑/6‑degree‑of‑freedom tracking, localization and mapping in complex real‑world environments. This role focuses on fusing camera and inertial sensor data to power SLAM and Visual‑Inertial Odometry pipelines for edge devices.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and optimize sensor‑fusion algorithms combining IMU and camera data for SLAM and VIO.
• Implement state‑of‑the‑art structure‑from‑motion techniques using multiple sensor modalities to generate consistent 3D reconstructions.
• Build calibration and synchronization pipelines across diverse sensor types.
• Evaluate algorithms against public benchmarks and real‑world datasets.
• Integrate perception outputs into higher‑level autonomy or collaborative mapping systems.
• Collaborate with hardware, robotics and platform teams to ensure end‑to‑end performance.
• Define metrics, testing frameworks and deployment strategies for production‑ready perception systems.

Required profile

• BS with 10+ years (or MS with 8+ years) of experience in inertial sensing, computer vision, robotics or related fields with shipped or published work.
• Strong background in linear algebra, SLAM, VIO and structure‑from‑motion.
• Experience with real‑time optimization on embedded or edge hardware.

Required skills

• C++
• Python
• OpenCV
• Ceres Solver
• Sensor modelling, calibration and noise characteristics
• Probabilistic estimation and filtering (e.g., EKF, factor‑graph optimization)

What we offer

• Competitive base salary with potential equity.
• Unlimited PTO and a comprehensive benefits package.